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THe Problem82% oF PeoPle WHo consIDer THemselves cHrIsTIans are noT InvolveD In anY kInD oF acTIve kIngDom servIce – according to Barna Research Institute. Apparently, the harvest is still plentiful (ministry opportunities exist everywhere),yet the laborers (ministry participants) are still too few (Matthew 9:37).
God’s plan for reaching the world is to mobilize every Christian (as an active laborer) into every place of human need.But how can He fulfi ll His plan if fewer than 20% of His people are involved in it? How can His plan be activated whenmore than 80% are spectators?
The problem isn’t so much that there aren’t enough Christians. The problem is that there aren’t enough Christians putting love into daily action. They’re sitting on the sidelines, when spectatorism is not God’s call on our lives! As an equal opportunity employer,God desires the involvement of EVERY Christian!
Yet, the massive potential for EVERY Christian’s involvement is being overlooked and undervalued. Challenge and practicalequipping, like Jesus provided His ordinary followers, to impact the world is not occurring today. Christians today have beenover-entertained, under-challenged, and under-equipped!
“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, andhealing every disease and every infi rmity. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest’” (Matthew 9:35-38 RSV).
4 kINgDom bUILDINg mINISTrIES ›› 2011 MINISTRY GUIDE
abouT kbmKingdom Building Ministries is passionate about a hearts on fi re—lives on purpose movement dedicated to seeing individu-als challenged, equipped and mobilized as passionate lovers of and effective everyday ministers for God. KBM creates a place for you and God to connect—passing the baton of this wonderful life of being fully surrendered to God and His plan for the world as everyday Kingdom laborers.
laborer: "A laborer is a disciple in action. Laborers live lives of dif-ference-making love. They are ordinary people who express their love for God through practical, hands-and-feet service." – Dr. Dwight Robertson, President and Founder ofKingdom Building Ministries
Laborers are those who are making a difference in people’s lives and in God’s Kingdom by actively and lovingly serving
those around them. They get into the mud puddles of life’s deepest needs. They’re ordinary people who are making an extraordinary difference in the places where God has given them infl uence—their families, neighborhoods, communities, schools, workplaces, churches, etc. They’re taking theirlove for God into places all over the world by putting their Christian faith into action in practical and meaningful ways.
every Christian is uniquely designed by God to have an impact on the lives of others in ways that are meaningful and important. every christian is a minister. Every Christian is called to be a laborer.
Our purpose is to fan the fl ame of a worldwide laborership movement that will bring God’s heart, His Kingdom and His will to the earth.
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kbm sPeakersKingdom Building Ministries' itinerants speak to hundreds of thousands of people annually at ministry events across the nation and around the world. We serve in partnership with local churches, denominations,universities, festivals, schools, conferences, camps and ministry organizations.
KBM speakers are passionate about challenging and equipping people to become Jesus followers – loving God and others every day, in every place God has positioned them to be His hands, feet and voice to the world around them. We challenge, equip and mobilize people to become “hearts on fi re…lives on purpose”.
bookIng InFormaTIon: To book a Kingdom Building Ministries’ speaker, pleasevisit www.kbm.org/speakers, or call 800.873.8957.
resources:Kingdom Building Ministries offers a variety of resourcesprovided by our speaker team. To fi nd out more informationabout these resources, visit the KBM store online atwww.kbm.org/store.
6 kINgDom bUILDINg mINISTrIES ›› KBM SPEAKERS › kbm.org/SPEAkErS
itinerant adj. \i-tin-er-ant\1: Traveling from place to place in order to fulfi ll some duty of work.2: An itinerant person.
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CALEb BISLOW
FoSTEr CHRISTY
DIANE DREES
JoHN VERMILYA
JoSH WEIDMANN DWIgHT ROBERTSON
CLINT USSHER
CHrISTIAN CHAPMAN
EFrEm SMITH
ADrIAN DESPRES
robErT GELINAS CHArLIE ALCOCK
8 kINgDom bUILDINg mINISTrIES ›› PLAN A › PlanaconnecTIon.com
Plan a book You are the vital part of god’s Plan.
God has designed your life for impacting others—just the way Jesus did—using your daily circumstances as a springboard. And if you’ve avoided getting involved in the work of God’s Kingdom because you think you don’t have anything signifi cant to contribute, think again.
Author Dwight Robertson shows how acts as simple as sharing a meal or treating people with kindness and respect are the most important Kingdom work people can do. His encouraging, inspiring stories illustrate the profound effect just one person can have on countless others. Through our homes,our vocations and our hobbies, God’s people are spread out everywhere!So imagine what would happen if inactive Christians everywhere started reporting every day for duty!
GET YOUR COPY OF PLAN A BY VISITING THE KBMSTORE ONLINE AT KBM.ORG/STORE. FOR VOLUME PRICING, CALL 800.873.8957.
Plan a conFerences The core of the “Plan A” message is to reveal God’s passion to use ordinary people to do extraordinary things in building His Kingdom. Each one of us not only has something to contribute, but also has a story to tell.
Jesus talked a lot about Plan A when He was on earth, and He gave us a model for how to live it out. Problem is, we’ve watered it down. Distorted it. Added to it. Subtracted from it. Forgotten about parts of it. And combined it with our own plans. It’s time to return to the fullness of God’s Plan A and recover, renew and revitalize it in our generation.The fate of the world depends on it.
If you are interested in booking a Plan A conference,please contact us at 800.873.8957.
“Understanding the unique and powerful plan of God for our lives ushers in a sense of dignity, purpose, courage, compassion, and
strength that God alone can construct. Plan A’s message draws us back to the beauty of God’s
initial design and plan. This is why He made us… this is where we fi nd our ultimate joy.”
–Dan Wolgemuth, President/CEOof Youth for Christ/USA
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“Every once in a while you get exposedto a concept so potent it changes the wayyou see the world. You Are God’s Plan A
was one of those concepts for me…”–Steven Furtick
(Founding Pastor, Elevation Church)
Participating in a KBM training program is not as much about DOING MINISTRY as it is about becoming a person who lives a lifestyle of actively listening to and boldly following Christ everyday for the rest of your life. We rely on God and seek to equip people to become active Kingdom Laborers. For the past 25 years, God has been using KBM to help fuel a worldwide movement of individuals who are God’s answer to Jesus’ prayer “to send more laborers into his harvest fi eld” (Matthew 9:38).
Although every person is uniquely created and designed by God, we believe there are 6 common characteristics (or realities) that are shared by every active Kingdom Laborer. As we engage students through training opportunities, we are seeking to outline these 6 realities as the goal for each life. We believe a Kingdom Laborer is someone who is:
1. kIngDom-lIvIngKingdom Laborers seek to glorify God by doing thingsHis Way – Love God and Love Others (Matthew 22:37-40).
2. PassIon-DrIvenKingdom Laborers love God so much they will obey Him,sacrifi ce for Him and suffer because of Him all for the ultimate purpose of glorifying His Name.
3. Presence-enableDKingdom Laborers live lives fi lled with His Presence. They seek to have an intimate relationship with God. They are daily directed by the Holy Spirit and obey His direction in their lives.
4. PurPose-FulFIllIngKingdom Laborers live with the understanding that God isadvancing His Kingdom throughout the world through the reproduction of disciples (Matthew 28:18-20). But they alsolive in the unique way He created them—in the situations,relationships and locations He chooses to place them.
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5. Process-DeveloPeDKingdom Laborers are NOT PERFECT. While they grapple with feelings of being UNWORTHY and too INCAPABLE to have kingdom impact, their lives are characterized by believing that Christ hascommissioned them to be His ambassadors(2 Corinthians 5:20).
6. ImPacT-orIenTeDKingdom Laborers live intentionally to impact the world for God’s Kingdom. They know that living for kingdom impact will reap an indestructible, eternal legacy that will bring God glory.
Every one of our discipleship training opportunities includes(to one degree or another) each of these fi ve training components: › One-on-One Coaching › Classroom Training › Experiential Learning › Skill Development › Team Dynamics
KBM training offers fi ve different opportunities for Youth,Young Adults and Adults. › DeeP camP › 16 DaYs › THe eXPerIence › unusual solDIers › Plan a conFerences
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deep adj. \dep\1: very intense or extreme2: profound or penetrating
in awareness or understanding
12 kINgDom bUILDINg mINISTrIES ›› DEEP CAMP › DEEPCAmP.Com
Pursue goD’s call To DeePer DevoTIon WHaT Is DeeP camP? Deep Camp equips spiritual roots to go deeper so that their kingdom infl uence can reach wider. It is a unique 5-day spiritual formation camp that takes high school students beyond surface Christianity, to engaging less familiar realities, enabling entry into a world ofEXTREME heart and life-long devotion to God.
Deep Camp teaching times with KBM itinerant speakers is focused on a lifestyle of loving God and others (as Jesus taught). Camp activities include exciting challenges, recreation and team building activities; but ultimately Deep Camp drives students to surrender to a life fully committed to Jesus as King! Through daily interaction and candid discussion about students’ lives and struggles, the speakers, worship band, and staff will walk alongside the students as they answer God’s call to deeper devotion to Him.
WHo: HIgH scHool sTuDenTsLoCATIoN: coloraDo rockY mounTaIns DATES: sunDaY, June 26 – FrIDaY, JulY 1, 2011 PrICE: call 800.873.8957 or vIsIT DeePcamP.comFor InDIvIDual anD grouP PrIcIng InFormaTIon
aPPlIcaTIonTo apply, visit the Deep Camp website at deepcamp.com.
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16 DaYs is a physically, emotionally, and spiritually intense disciple-ship program structured around 16 days of travel to several locations within the US ... all designed to challenge high school students toward deeper levels of spiritual devotion. This practical, hands-on adventure is packed with action and suspense that will keep students on their toes. The goal of 16 Days is to provide developmental teaching, one-on-one coaching, experiential training and life skills that will help students to live passionately for Christ and impact the world around them with His love and truth.
THe Program Has TWo PHases:Intensive Discipleship PhaseIn the Intensive Discipleship Phase, students will participate in a16 day adventurous road trip beginning at one of the launch locations across the United States. The KBM staff will utilize intense outdoor adventure experiences, teaching from KBM speakers, team building and one-on-one coaching to challenge the student team. 16 Days lands back at the launch location for student debriefi ng and practical application training designed to help students carry their experience back into real life.
Ministry and Support PhaseIn the Ministry and Support Phase (24 weeks), students will return home and begin applying what they’ve learned in the “real world” with the encouragement, accountability and support of the one-on-one coach assigned to them during the program.
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“My fi rst encounter with God was when I felt ledto do things that normally I would not have the courage to do. It wasn’t until I truly spent time with God, and was familiar with who He is that I grew not only in my faith, but also as a person.”– Mia, 16 Days student
“16 Days taught me how to authentically love God, love people and how to serve the people around me.” – Andrew, 16 Days student
“I took away a better understanding of what intimacy with God looks like. I realized that my life really isn’t my own, but it’s in the hands of God and He’s there holding my hand with every step I take.”– Bree, 16 Days student
WHo: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSDESTINATIoN: ALL OVER THE U.S. PHASE 1 LAUNCHINg SITES & DATES:COLUMBIA, SC: JUNE10 – JUNE 25, 2011MISHAWAKA, IN: JULY 23 – AUGUST 7, 2011PrICE: CALL 800.873.8957 OR VISIT 16DaYsonTHeroaD.comFOR PRICING INFORMATION
aPPlIcaTIonTo apply, visit the 16 Days website at 16daysontheroad.com.
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WHaT Is THe eXPerIence?THE EXPERIENCE IS A YEAR-LONG (2-PHASE) DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMFOR YOUNG-ADULTS:
PHase 1: The intensive training phase is 55 days of intense discipleship training climaxing with an international mission into the heart of the Dominican Republic and Haiti ...all designed to take students deeper in their relationship with God and help them live the rest of their life on-purpose for God’s Kingdom.
PHase 2: The coaching and support phase is ten months of on-going one-on-one coaching and support designed to challenge students to apply what they’ve learned during Phase 1 as they transition back into the context of their home and community environments.
WHen WIll IT HaPPen?The program is one year long:PHase 1: The intensive training phase isMay 21 – July 16, 2011PHase 2: The coaching and support phase is July 17, 2011 through May 20, 2012
WHo can come?The Experience is designed for individuals who are one year removed from high school and younger than 30.
WHaT WIll We be DoIng?The Experience is based on Kingdom Building Ministries’ philosophy of training. So, every-thing is designed to challenge students to live the rest of their life with a “heart on fi re” for God and equip them to live a lifestyle of active ministry regardless of their professional career path.
THe Denver sTage: maY 21 – June 5In this stage, students will be challenged by powerful messages from KBM speakers and equipped through practical skill experiences and individual sessions with their one-on-one coach. They will engage various ministry op-portunities that will help them begin practicing a paradigm-shifting lifestyle of ministry.
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THe InTernaTIonal sTage:June 6 – June 23This stage will challenge students to grow in their understanding of God’s heart for the nations as they learn to engage and serve multiple cultures in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
THe DeeP camP sTage: June 24 – JulY 1In this stage, students will experience the value of investing their lives into others. They will continue to have the opportunity to learn from KBM’s speakers and staff as they serve as a camp counselor to a group of high school students at KBM’s Deep Camp.
THe WanDer sTage: JulY 2 – JulY 9This stage is uniquely designed to be a mystery. All we can say is that students will be “wandering” on an amazing race-style, multi-state road trip fi lled with many ministry opportunities and learning experiences designed to stretch their faith, keep them guessing, and see the world through adifferent set of eyes.
THe DreamIng anD PlannIng sTage: JulY 10 – JulY 16During the last seven days of the intensive training phase, we will look at all the expe-riences, lessons learned and skills acquired and begin to dream and plan about how God will use each student to reach their world for Christ.
THe mInIsTrY anD suPPorT sTage:JulY 17, 2011 – maY 20, 2012The entire program is focused on preparing students for the moment they return home. In this stage, we’ll be meeting by phone on monthly conference calls as a team. In addition, each student will continue to be coached from a distance by their assigned coach, who will provide encouragement and accountability as students seek to live out the life and the plan God reveals for them.
WHaT Does IT cosT?For more information on current pricing, please request more information atthekbmexperience.com or call800.873.8957.
aPPlIcaTIonTo apply, visit The Experience website at thekbmexperience.com.
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1. STrANDED (UNUSUAL SoLDIErS bASIC TrAININg)Stranded is for those that have a missionary zeal and are ready for an adventure.
Stranded is the “basic training” of unusual soldiers. The fi rst three days are geared to challenge students in the back country. It will be a time of adventure, stress, and survival as they brave some scenarios commonly encountered by unusual soldiers overseas. Following the outdoor phase students will be trained on the core values of being an unusual soldier at the ministry headquarters. One must be prepared for discomfort and unpredictability if they are going to be a part of this missionary training program. It’s tough...It’s grueling...It’s rewarding.
2. SLINgSHoT (UNUSUAL SoLDIErS ADVANCED TrAININg)"Launching Unusual Soldiers Forward"
This is an intense week of training for those that sense a calling to be Unusual Soldiers for Christ. This training is for those who are called to a life of risk for Christ and want to advance the gospel in dark, dangerous, or despised places. It will be led by Caleb Bislow and will include workbooks, multiple audio/visual seminars, and help in developing personal ministry strategy. This training is a step up from Stranded and it will focus more on the practicalities of being an Unusual Soldier. If participants desire they may do Stranded and Slingshot back to back.
WHo: YOUNG ADULTSDesTInaTIon: THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (FRANKLIN, NEBRASKA)DaTes: MAY 9-13TH, 2011aPPlIcaTIon DeaDlIne: APRIL 1ST, 2011PrIce: $99
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WHo: YOUNG ADULTSDesTInaTIon: THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (FRANKLIN, NEBRASKA) DaTes: MAY 2-6TH, 2011 (FIRST WEEK AFTER COLLEGE) aPPlIcaTIon DeaDlIne: APRIL 1ST, 2011PrIce: $99WHaT To brIng: ONE BACKPACK CONTAINING ANYTHING OF YOUR CHOICE
some ToPIcs maY IncluDe: › Exiting the Ordinary › World Tour of Dark, Dangerous, and Despised Places › Taking the Gospel Into Restricted Nations › What to Do In A Time of Opposition › How to Launch Movements and Plant Churches › How to Raise Support › Speaking Internationally › Tricks and Tips to World Travel
To apply, visit the Unusual Soldiers website atunusualsoldiers.com.
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